LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – CalFresh recipients who lost food due to power outages in October 2019 may receive replacement benefits for each power outage.

A majority of CalFresh households already received an automatic mass replacement on Oct. 24 for the power outage that began on Oct. 9.

The state will not issue additional automatic mass replacements for subsequent outages in October 2019.

However, CalFresh recipients who experienced additional power outages in October that resulted in food loss may request replacement benefits for each additional event on a case-by-case basis by contacting Lake County Social Services.

Deadlines to request replacement CalFresh:

Outage Begin Date       Deadline to Request Replacement

10/09/2019                     11/08/2019

10/23/2019                     11/04/2019

10/26/2019                     11/05/2019

10/29/2019                     11/08/2019

To request replacement CalFresh or to apply, contact Lake County Social Services toll-free at 800-628-5288 or at 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with limited emergency services from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.

For more information visit www.c4yourself.com or www.getcalfresh.org .